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In the year 1999, an abandoned alien battle fortress crash-lands on the planet Earth. Our most brilliant scientists and engineers spend the next ten years reconstructing the damaged ship, and studying its highly advanced technology, known as Robotech! A race of warriors from deep space, the Zentraedi, enter the scene, bent on recovering the lost ship and destroying Earth's civilization. A battle for our planet's survival is on, and young Rick Hunter finds himself caught up in the war, piloting an unfamiliar fighter plane, with sophisticated engineering he can't begin to understand!

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Writers:: Steve Kramer

Director:: Robert V. Barron

Stars:: Melora Harte (Musica); Ted Layman (Exedore); Susie London (Rook Bartley); Bill Capeze (Robotech Masters, Konda); Mary Cobb (Annie "Mint" LaBelle); Larry Abraham (Bowie Grant); Robin Lee (Sammie Porter); Lara Cody (Kim Young, Jason); Frank Catalano (Rand, Bobby, Dennis Brown); Tony Oliver (Rick Hunter); Eddie Frierson (Lynn Kyle); Michael McConnaghie (Rolf Emerson); Tony Clay (Breetai); Paul St. Peter (Zor Prime, Corg); Edie Mirman (Nova Satori, Miriya); Gregory Snegoff (Khyron, Scott Bernard, Alan Fredricks); Robert Axelrod (Rico); Steve Kramer (Angelo Dante); Wendee Lee (Vanessa Leeds); Cam Clarke (Lance "Lancer" Belmont, Max Sterling); Iona Morris (Claudia Grant); Alexandra Kenworthy (The Regis, Azonia); Melissa Newman (Dana Sterling); Melanie MacQueen (Lisa Hayes, Marlene); Barbara Goodson (Marie Crystal, Sera); Kerrigan Mahan (Sean Philips); Richard Epcar (Ben Dixon, William "Lunk" Benovich, Grel); J. Jay Smith ((Voice of the Narrator)); Robert V. Barron (Admiral Donald Hayes); David Millbern (Louie Nichols); Greg Finley (Henry J. Gloval, Anatole Leonard); Rebecca Forstadt (Lynn Minmei); Dan Woren (Roy Fokker); Mike Reynolds (Dolza); Michael Sorich (Sparks); Tom Wyner (Jonathan Wolf)

Guest Star:: Tony Oliver (Rick Hunter); Rebecca Forstadt (Lynn Minmei); Melanie MacQueen (Lisa Hayes)

As Rick takes off, the number on his planes briefly changes from "VT-102" to "VT-1023". edit »
Possible Goof: Gloval takes the time to remove the formal dressing of his uniform during his trip to the bridge when the SDF-1 is preparing to fire its main gun. edit »
Only one ship is seen in the Zentraedi scout team sent towards Earth, but two ship are destroyed by the SDF-1's main gun. edit »
Roy orders his microphone changed to radio only, but unless Rick was still transmitting on the outdoor speakers there was no way Roy could hear what Rick was saying. edit »
Roy fires two missiles at a Zentraedi fighter, but the number of missiles under his wings does not change. edit »

Macross (Super Dimension Fortress Macross), Southern Cross (Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross) and Mospeada (Genesis Climber Mospeada) were three separate Japanese Animation television series that were combined to make Robotech. edit »
Found on Robotech DVD Vol.1: First Contact edit »
One of the Angel Bird pilots is wearing glasses, showing that Max Sterling was not the only pilot that lacked 20/20 vision. edit »
First mention of "Zor" edit »
First mention of "The Robotech Masters" who will not be seen until episode #29 "The Robotech Masters" edit »

Roy: What are you trying to do buddy, make a perfect fool of me?
Rick: Nobody's perfect commander. edit »
Roy: Only this Robotech thing was so exciting I just couldn't give it up. It just gets in your blood or something I don't know. edit »

Exedore and Breetai: Exedore: "We know they have..." Breetai: "...reflex weapons!" "Precisely, and this makes them very dangerous. So we must exercise extreme caution."
In the original Japanese version, the term "reaction weapons" was used. At the time it was still a bit of a taboo for the "good guys" to use nuclear weapons or atomic weapons on an animated series, so the term reaction was used in place of nuclear.

When the script was translated for Robotech, the word "reflex" was used in place of "reaction". In Robotech the term "reflex" has come to mean powerful "smart" weapons. edit »

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I remember when I first watched it! ...Continue »
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